Well, this one is interesting. Men in suits (save the Greek royals, who sported morning dress) and women in black tie appropriate gowns. Once again with the intriguing dress codes - though I do suppose the politics and etiquette of planning a royal wedding in a country in which you are no longer royal must be the trickiest of business. Per usual, the bride and her attendants will get their own special post, so until then let's chat royal guests:
Best Dressed: Neutral Division
L to R: Princess Theodora, Lady Gabriella Windsor, Princess Marie, Princess Alexia, Princess Rosario
Theodora's dress is such a pale pink it's almost white and almost a faux pas; but she looks hot enough to make up for it. Talk about flaunting your curves! You could say the same for Gabriella, who's wearing a dress I know I've seen before. Maybe it's Amanda Wakeley. Marie I like, but the embellishment seems to be stuck on hot glue styles; it's a little random. I know you might disagree with me, but I almost named Alexia best in this category. Look how pretty she looks! The business shirt killed it, though, so I gave it to Rosario. Elegant as always.Best Dressed: Blues Division
L to R: Princess Letizia, Queen Margrethe, Empress Farah Pahlavi, Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleberg
Excellent showings from the ladies in blue. Another hit for Letizia; this girl is on a roll! Both she and Alexandra are flanking the category picking up where Tatiana left off last night as the event's resident Greek goddesses. Margrethe looks fantastic too - good enough to ignore the apparent tag hanging from her wrap (WTF is that thing - is it a security tag left over from her day job, or perhaps a ski lift tag from her last run on the Alps?). This is just the perfect outfit for Daisy, isn't it? It's whimsical enough to fulfill her creative side yet stately enough for a Queen. Also stately? Empress Farah. Wow. Could she be any more regal? The slight fading at the bottom of the dress lightens it up from what could be a white tie gala dress. Gold Star.Best Dressed: Pink and Red-Hot Division
L to R: Crown Princess Pavlos, Queen Anne Marie, Queen Sofia, Carina Axelsson, Crown Princess Victoria
I've thought a lot about it, and I've decided that I like Marie-Chantal's thing here. The color's lovely and the hair is fantastic. It's a bit floral but not as much as her mother-in-law Anne Marie there, so that wins points. Queen Sofia is over dressed (and wouldn't she be sweating up a storm?), and Victoria's in a repeat (from Joachim and Marie's wedding). Like it though I do, I can admit that Marie-Chantal is a little too bohemian-bordering-on-frumpy, so I'll give the prize to Carina. Fantastic color, great cut, great solution to the problem of covering one's shoulders in church. Well done.Worst Dressed: Candy Shop Division
L to R: Princess Michael of Kent, Princess Elena, Princess Máxima, Princess Madeleine
Here we've got every flavor of pastel candy leftover from your Easter basket, sadly not doing much justice to some lovely royals. Princess Michael's got her pool-side cover up on. Madeleine's all bunched up and tied that way with sparkly rope, and her top's making me fear for a serious wardrobe malfunction. Máxima...I liked this at first glance - hey, her hair certainly looks fantastic - but then I noticed the waist. It's hitting her in the most unflattering of spots. Last but never least is Elena. I give her one good mark, and she gives me back the gown version of that clown suit. Worst Dressed: Paisley and Floral Division
L to R: Princess Irene, Crown Princess Mary, Princess Cristina
First of all, I should not have to have a "paisley" division for fashion awards at a wedding, should I? Somebody forgot to tell these first two ladies that (and Máxima, too). Princess Irene...well. Much like her sister Queen Sofia, I'm fearing for her in the heat. This is not good, but I rather get the opinion she couldn't care less, so she gets a pass. Mary - now, we all know Mary cares. She should already know that a dull mishmash of dirt inspired colors does not a pretty dress make. I almost gave her this title, but then I realized that Cristina had committed an even greater sartorial sin: she willfully made herself look double her size.Talk to me: who was your best- and worst-dressed overall for the show? Are you as baffled by the preponderance of paisley as I am?
And again - who'd I miss? Shout it out in the comments if you find someone else.
Photos: Diario Fememino/Getty Images/Europa Press/Profimedia/Chris Jackson/Zimbio
